Guns and Ammo

So, I’ve heard about the legislation that doesn’t have sponsors at this point on gun control. I’m talking about H.R. 45. You can find the link here: http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/C?c111:./temp/~c111tCkvxA

Essentially the bill will severely limit gun rights once again impinging on our freedoms. Don’t expect this to pass unless we have a national emergency. The financial deterioration could have such implications.

I wasn’t all that suprised to learn about this bill, but I was recently suprised to learn about various states introduciing legistalation tracking all ammo purchases via a database and having a laser imprint on all ammo.

So, essentially there will be a record of all your ammo purchases including which calibers your purchased. There are other details about owning non-coded ammo and taxes that vary per each state proposing the laws.

Check it out here: http://ammunitionaccountability.org/

I just can’t help but wonder 1) the implications if such legislation is passed, and 2) why such legislation is being proposed.

Something is amiss and doesn’t feel right. All I can say is that it isn’t for the better. We are about to hit the transition period in the crisis. It is the inflection point where the crisis was only affecting various groups of people to affecting almost everyone.

I think many people are still in denial that anything is wrong or if they realize something is wrong they think it is a temporary blip in the timeline. They don’t understand the global reach and implications of the present crisis, what caused it or when it began.

All I will say at the moment is that subprime is only a piece of the puzzle.

Now is the time to start taking actions. Now is the time to think about various scenarios that may or may not happen. Think about planning for a major natural disaster and that will give you some food for thought. Hey if nothing happens at least you prepared for the possibility and if an earthquake hits you will be ready.

The Road Ahead…

I’m going to be writing a new section that will deal with the road ahead. As far as I can see it will be fraught with potholes, obstacles, and unforeseen objects that will make our journeys difficult.

When I say that we (you, I, and everyone else) ought to have 6 months to a years worth of food on hand I’m not saying this as a survivalist or a fear stricken lad. We are at a juncture.

The juncture mainly consists of a failing global monetary system and an overexploited Earth. Global warming may be a real issue, but one doesn’t need to go down that road to see all the other red flashing warning signs that state simply:

WARNING: Cheap energy is about all used up. Expansion, growth, and prosperity were due to cheap energy. Without this life will be VERY different. I repeat WARNING.

Don’t get me wrong, with this changing future there will be plenty of opportunities, but don’t expect it to be filled with the incessant need for more things. Sure we may have the need for more things, but they will be things of need not things of excess.  Our “golden age” has ended.  We have lived off the surplus’s of the East for long enough, and all we have to show is a massive debt, and deteriorating economy, which will have far reaching implications.

Look for a new section that deals with the road ahead and preparing for it.  I hope you are mentally prepared for a transition.  Neither you nor I knows exactly what it will look like, however I can place various ideas on a gradient with two extremes.  

On that…